AP/Weather Underground Aug. 2: this NOAA satellite image shows Tropical Storm Emily spinning over the eastern Caribbean Sea bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Joceline Alcide stashed her two kids’ birth certificates and school papers in little plastic bags that aid groups handed out. it was the...
Over the weekend, I read several beautifully written, deeply moving essays about the deadly line of tornadoes that swept through Alabama last week. I wanted to share a few of those essays here, as well as let people know where you can donate to help the many, many people left homeless by this disaster. First, my...
WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. (08/04/2011)(readMedia)– Members of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing welcome Soldiers from the 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters for a deployment exercise this weekend to better prepare New York National Guard forces for a hurricane response in New York. Dubbed “Operation Rainbow Hurricane,” the event centers around the callup, deployment and...
Hurricane season started a while ago; May 15th actually and, so far, we haven’t had one come close to Florida. Well, just in case you forgot about hurricanes, I thought I’d take this time to remind you of them. the hurrican season doesn’t end until November 30th, so now is not the time to get...
July 23, 2008 at 6:49PM by Chris Mooney | Recently I blogged about my fears about this imminent hurricane season. I’m not the only one. Reutersrecently reported that many experts are worried. Fellow storm bloggers Jeff Mastersand Eric Berger are worried. Heck, everybody is worried. Berger pointsout that if we look at a amount called ACE–or, “accumulatedcyclone energy,”...
« Previous | Main August 04, 2011 1:03 PM ABC News Arlette Saenz reports: In its new outlook for the 2011 hurricane season, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center predicted an above-normal hurricane season with 7 to 10 hurricanes, and 3 to 5 of those hurricanes categorized as major. 14 to 19 named storms are expected total, which...
“Pillars of Climate” is an installation that investigates the issues of perception and dissemination of data in climate change. The sculpture invites the audience to go beyond ‘face value’ and inspect more closely the integration of humanity, nature and fossil fuels. Pillars of Climate depicts four scientists, described in the accompanying legend as follows: The four scientists...
TOBY ROBSON FAIRFAXRUN OF RUMOURS: Hosea Gear says it is not accurate to ink “former Hurricane” next to his name if he is selected to play the Wallabies. “Obviously there is some interest from down south…[but] I’m keeping my options open.” Hosea Gear has left the door open for the Hurricanes and is denying he...
Bangkok is bracing for the after-effects of Tropical Storm Nock-ten as the Chao Phraya River is expected to rise to a high of 1.7 metres on Wednesday. Path of destruction Raging floodwaters rip through a village in tambon Wang Thong of Si Samrong district, Sukhothai, yesterday. The province is one of 16 hit by widespread floods...
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